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Favorite Demonstration: Teaching Chemistry Through Observation—The Exploding Can Demonstration: A Dramatic Demonstration of an Exothermic Reaction

Journal of College Science Teaching—March/April 1998

Chemistry teachers are often encountered with the problem of how to introduce students to various subjects in a thought-provoking and insightful manner. One method is to modify teaching styles by presenting students with real world, attention-catching applications and phenomena and motivating them to learn from experiences. This article uses the "exploding can" demonstration as an example.
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